Podcast•Mar 20, 2026•0 min
Race and the Anti-War Movement in the 1960s: A Conversation with Matthew Delmont, Dartmouth University and Author of Until the...
In this episode of The Long View, Dartmouth historian Matthew Delmont discusses his new book, *Until the Last Gun is Silent*, which uses the lives of Coretta Scott King and Detroit soldier Dwight "Skip" Johnson to explore the intersections of race, patriotism, and anti‑war activism during the Vietnam era. Delmont contrasts the integrated yet disproportionately Black infantry forces and controversial policies like Project 100,000 with Coretta King’s early and courageous anti‑Vietnam stance that helped shape Martin Luther King Jr.’s own public opposition. The conversation highlights how Black veterans of World War II helped advance civil‑rights gains, only to confront a more contested war that forced them to fight both abroad and at home for American ideals.
